Chapter 2306
The Scapegoat
He Yuzhu had a good relationship with Li Huaide when they were working at the steel rolling mill, and Li Huaide did not hide many things from He Yuzhu.
The story about Shi Junfen was told by Li Huaide after he had drunk too much.
After Li Huaide left, He Yuzhu became the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, and was responsible for handling Shi Junfen's funeral arrangements.
It was around that time that He Yuzhu met Shi Junshan.
Later, Shi Junshan followed Li Huaide and was recognized by He Yuzhu.
Xu Damao looked Shi Junshan up and down: "This has nothing to do with him, right?"
Shi Junshan already knew about He Yuzhu's plan and was willing to take the blame.
Actually, it wasn't exactly a false accusation; he had originally planned to report it anyway.
However, Shi Junshan wanted to wait until Li Huaide made a big move before reporting him.
In that case, once Li Huaide is caught, he will never be able to get out.
Unexpectedly, Xu Damao reported Yi Zhonghai in advance in order to frame him.
"I reported Li Huaide in order to avenge my sister."
Xu Damao was taken aback: "What did you say? You reported Li Huaide."
“Yes, I was the one who reported it,” Shi Junshan said firmly.
Xu Damao wasn't sure if Shi Junshan was telling the truth or not.
But he knew that Shi Junshan was going to take the blame for this.
If Shi Junshan takes the blame for him, he naturally won't have to be afraid of meeting Li Huaide.
"What...what do you do for a living? If you'd like, you can come work for my company."
Shi Junshan didn't refuse and agreed.
After he left, Xu Damao asked, "Aren't you afraid he might change his mind at the last minute?"
He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry, he won't go back on his word. I'll help him get revenge and even pay for his son's surgery."
Shi Junshan's brother-in-law is no good.
He Yuzhu arranged for someone to find evidence of his crimes and hand it over to the police.
Shi Junshan's brother-in-law was executed long ago.
Shi Junshan's wife is also a kind and loyal person. She didn't run away with the children after Shi Junshan went to jail; instead, she stayed at home waiting for him to be released.
The couple has a son who was diagnosed with a serious illness a few years ago. It was He Yuzhu who found a doctor who cured his son.
He Yuzhu had made these preparations long before Xu Damao made the report.
Upon learning all this, Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu with suspicion: "I have a feeling that all of this was planned by you."
"What plan? This is called being prepared for a rainy day," He Yuzhu denied.
Xu Damao didn't see the problem, so he didn't bring it up again.
"Yi Zhonghai and his men have been behaving themselves lately. I thought a major battle was going to break out once their restaurant opened."
He Yuzhu said, "Them? They're busy fighting for power and profit right now."
Inside the courtyard house, a division arose due to the issue of making money.
The restaurant also encountered problems due to the same issue.
Banggeng believes that the investment was brought in by Yi Zhonghai, who also promised to hand over the restaurant to him in the future, treating it as his own.
Yan Jiecheng, on the other hand, felt that as the manager of the restaurant, the restaurant should be run according to his wishes.
The two argued several times over issues related to restaurant management.
Before the two even officially started their battle, the people Jin Qihao had arranged were already dissatisfied.
They were people arranged by Jin Qihao, and they also knew that the restaurant was invested in by Jin Qihao.
Whose food do we eat, and whose life do we work for?
Those people naturally favored Jin Qihao.
Moreover, those people were all professionals hired by Jin Qihao, and they looked down on Yan Jiecheng and Bang Geng's abilities.
This also includes the issues concerning Qin Huairu and Yan Bugui.
These two were also restless, frequently interfering in the restaurant's operations.
Management issues are still minor problems.
The biggest problem is still financial.
Yi Zhonghai and his ilk are still hoping to use the restaurant's profits to support the people living in the courtyard houses.
The finance department is managed by Jin Qihao, so they certainly wouldn't be willing to use the hotel's funds casually.
That's how the conflict arose.
The reason there hasn't been an outbreak yet is simply because the accumulation hasn't been sufficient.
When the conflicts accumulate, they'll escalate into a major conflict. Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes darted around nervously.
"Tell me, should I give them some more encouragement?"
He Yuzhu said nonchalantly, "Do as you please."
After leaving He Yuzhu's office, Xu Damao called Liu Guangtian.
"Guangtian, what are you busy with?"
Liu Guangtian was somewhat surprised to receive a call from Xu Damao.
He hadn't had the phone for long, and he hadn't given his phone number to Xu Damao.
However, he quickly realized: "Who do we have here? It's Brother Da Mao."
Why did you suddenly decide to call me?
Xu Damao said with a smile, "I'm bored and want to find someone to have a drink with."
are you free?"
Liu Guangtian glanced at Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiefang opposite him: "I'm with Guangfu and Jiefang."
"Then call them over and come along." Xu Damao didn't mind having a few more people.
"Alright. Where shall we go?" Liu Guangtian agreed when he saw that everyone else agreed.
Xu Damao applied for a place that was quite far from downtown Beijing.
Liu Guangtian was a little annoyed: "Why did we go there to eat?"
“Don’t let the distance fool you, the environment is great, and you can even fish. What, you’re not interested?” Xu Damao said.
Liu Guangtian explained helplessly, "Your place is too far away, and there's no public transportation. How are we supposed to get there?"
Xu Damao deliberately said on the phone, "Your restaurant is doing so well, haven't you been provided with a car yet?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end.
Xu Damao continued, "Alright, I knew you guys were raised by stepmothers."
"Tell me. Where are you? I'll arrange a car to pick you up."
Liu Guangtian quickly gave the address and then hung up the phone.
Yan Jiefang asked, "What did he just say? I heard him say 'stepmother'?"
Liu Guangtian said, "He said the restaurant made so much money, but they didn't provide us with a car."
They said we were treated like stepchildren.
Upon hearing this, Liu Guangfu said, "Aren't we just stepchildren?"
"The good stuff doesn't concern us; the errands are all ours."
Yan Jiekuang also said, "Who says otherwise? It was originally agreed that we would all be allowed to go in after the restaurant opened."
The results of it?
They don't want us at all.
Filled with dissatisfaction, the group arrived at the place Xu Damao had mentioned.
Xu Damao quickly discerned the thoughts of several people with just a few words, and then deliberately stirred up trouble.
"It's better to have your own than to have your own. Why are you all so clueless?"
I won't go into details about Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.
Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, what's wrong with you two? Why don't you learn from your father?
Did you know that when he tried to recruit Duan Zicong, he demanded 6,000 yuan from Duan Zicong every month as a "hardship fee"?
"Is that so?" Yan Jiefang asked.
"Nonsense, would I lie about something like this? You'll know the truth when you get home and ask around."
"You call yourself a member of the Yan family? Don't you know how to squeeze benefits out of your own family?" Xu Damao said.
The group exchanged glances, all of them tempted.
“We want to too, but where can we find an opportunity? Here at the restaurant, the people in charge are my older brother, Bang Geng, and Jin Qihao’s men.”
Over at the fried chicken shop were Tang Yanling, Xiao Dang and her sister, and Tang Yanling's two best friends.
"We're just running errands at most, earning a little money for our hard work," Yan Jiekuang said with a sigh.
Xu Damao raised his glass: "If you want to make money, there are plenty of ways."
Forget it, I'd better not say anything more. If I say too much, people will think I'm trying to sow discord.
Come on, let's drink.
"Let me tell you, this is specially supplied liquor."
After that, Xu Damao pretended to be stupid and kept urging the group to drink. (End of Chapter)